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An interdisciplinary course culminating with a mandatory field-experience in Ireland. Students study the geologic, floral, and faunal histories of Ireland, as well as various perceptions and depictions of nature in Irish culture, from the perspective of Irish writers. This course provides an opportunity for inquiry-based examination of a foreign culture. Cross listed with ENG 30003.

Emphasizes skills in collection, culture and identification of bacteria using common staining methods and culture media. Corequisite: BIO 30243 Microbiology.

Introduces microbiology with an emphasis on bacteria. Topics include prokaryote cell structure, metabolism and growth; medically significant bacteria, including epidemiology, pathogenicity and control; and ecological/industrial roles of bacteria. Prerequisites: BIO 10043 Principles of Biology and at least sophomore standing.

Examines relationship between human population and environment. Topics include: population growth, use and misuse of essential natural resources and pollution. Explores interaction of environmental aspects of human ecology with social, economic and political systems. Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing.

Introduces relationships between organisms and their environment, including role of natural selection, population and community ecology, and ecosystem-level processes. Emphasizes simulation and experimentation in testing of ecological hypotheses and use of microcomputers as a tool in data collection, analysis and presentation. Field trips required. Prerequisite: BIO 20043 Organismic Biology. Includes corresponding lab.

Non-laboratory course covering classical and modern genetics and discussion of selected readings on contemporary genetic issues.Prerequisite: BIO 10043 Principles of Biology.

Emphasis of the course is identification, life history strategy and habitat requirements of vertebrate species within the major physiographic provinces of the state.

Study of the common plants and animals of the Southwest, including their distribution, adaptation, behavior and ecology.

Lecture course involving a detailed study of the structure and function of eukaryotic cell organelles, including membrane structure and function, transport and targeting mechanisms, cellular energetics, molecular genetics, and hormone actions. Specific functions of immune system cells, their antibody products, and cell communication strategies are representative of one differented cell-type. Prerequisite: BIO 30243 Microbiology.

Corequisite Lab for BIO 32100 Cell Biology & Immunology

Provides participants with knowledge to integrate water- related activities in the classroom. Provides K-12 curriculum over ninety broad-based water resource activities over all disciplines.

An examination of a variety of literary works from several genres, focusing on the portrayal of physical environments and the connections between these environments and human spheres of influence. This course will explore how human beings relate to the natural world, and how that relation influences the way we read texts and the world around us, Authors to be studied might include Leopold, Thoreau, Defoe, the Brontes, Wordsworth, Merwin, Snyder and Kingsolver. Crosslisted with ENG 33523, LAS 33523.

Course participants will meet weekly in a seminar setting to explore the relationships within rainforest ecosystems. Course includes a field experience in an Amazonian Rainforest, led by experienced field guides. Credit awarded is variable. Students participating in the seminar and field experience will earn 2 credits. Students choosing to develop an in-depth seminar presentation in addition to the seminar and field experience will earn 3 credits.

Interdisciplinary course combining communication studies, biology, and business management and their application to disaster response. Topics include causes of disasters and their effects on the environment, economy, communities, and businesses. Course includes simulated disaster exercise and possible American Red Cross disaster relief certification. Cross listed with LAS 35206 and COM 35206.

Course provides students with the tools necessary to plan, conduct, and present faculty-supervised, individual research. Students will perform literature reviews, submit a research proposal for a senior research project, learn to establish sound experimental methodologies, manage and analyze data, and to present findings in both written and oral venues. Prerequisite: Mat 32044 Statistics.

Students explore a particular area of interest through selected readings, assignments, lectures or field experiences.

Focuses on development of speaking and writing skills within the discipline while reading and leading seminars on both mass media and refereed journal articles that address current issues in biology. Guidance in writing a significant review paper in the style of life-science journals. Also addresses career opportunities, resume writing, interview skills, and placement test preparations. Should be taken in the junior year. Prerequisites: BIO 10043 Principles of Biology, BIO 20043 Organismic Biology, Junior standing, and consent of the instructor.